Chapter 911: Extremely Yin and Poisonous
The next morning, when Xunzhen, Pan Yuyin and Tang Afu, who were all preoccupied with their own worries and unable to sleep all night, came to "visit" Liu Xunyi, they were shocked to find that he was no longer in the hut.

Upon further questioning, Mei Zichuan led them around the spring stream and through the narrow and winding mountain path. At the turn of the mountain, they saw a narrow "ladder to heaven" made of rocks. It was no more than three feet wide and as steep as a blade. It made people sigh in amazement.

Climbing up the steps, it takes about an incense stick of time to reach the mountainside. The scenery here is completely different from the foot of the mountain. There are no green pines and cypresses, exotic flowers and plants, no singing of orioles, no chirping of swallows, no leaping of fish and no flying of kites. Looking around, there is nothing but endless white snow and cone-like icicles hanging upside down under strange peaks and rocks. There is a sense of desolation and sadness as if "no birds fly in the thousands of mountains, and no people are seen in the thousands of paths."

However, the most eye-catching thing is not the ice and snow, but the wisp of mist lingering on the cliffs, like curling smoke drifting in the wind, brushing across everyone's cheeks, and spreading a hint of warmth.

"This is……"

"This is the heat coming from the Dragon Burial Pond." Pan Yuyin explained to Xunzhen and the others who were all surprised, "The ice and snow here never melt all year round, but underneath the ice and snow there is a pool of warm water all year round, which is the Dragon Burial Pond."

"Why did we come to the Dragon Burial Pond?"

"I do not know either……"

"Come with me!"

Before Pan Yuyin finished speaking, Mei Zichuan uttered lightly and walked behind the rock without looking back.

Xunzhen and his companions walked around the rocks in a hurry with expectation and nervousness, and what came into view was a depression. In the middle of the depression was a strange black pool that was as black as ink, as thick as pulp, several feet in radius, and with hot steam curling up.

At this moment, Liu Xunyi, with his eyes tightly closed, was immersed in the pool, the water up to his neck. Granny Taohua and Huang Yangming sat cross-legged beside him, silently watching the sweaty Liu Xunyi, their minds dignified and focused, even when Mei Zichuan and the others came close, they remained motionless, not even blinking.

"Master, how could you let Brother Liu enter the pond?" Seeing this scene, Pan Yuyin, who was full of suspicion, immediately changed his expression and said in panic, "The water in the pond is extremely poisonous, you..."

"Shh!"

Seeing Liu Xunyi frowning in the pond, Granny Taohua quickly interrupted Pan Yuyin's quarrel: "Don't make any noise, your teacher knows what to do."

"Can……"

"Miss Pan, please be patient!"

Before the worried Pan Yuyin could argue with Granny Taohua, Xunzhen suddenly grabbed her sleeve and shook his head slightly, indicating that they should wait and see and there was no need to argue.

Mei Zichuan tiptoed to Huang Yangming's side and asked with concern, "Old man, how do you feel?"

"Much more comfortable." Huang Yangming smiled at Mei Zichuan, "I have never felt so relaxed in decades."

Huang Yangming acted calm and composed, just because he didn't want Mei Zichuan to feel sad for him. In fact, he was extremely sad because he had lost all his power, and he was just forcing a smile at this moment.

Mei Zichuan seemed to not believe Huang Yangming's answer. He cast a suspicious look at Granny Taohua beside him and asked, "Huaying, he..."

"Fortunately, he acted decisively and passed his inner strength to Liu Xunyi in time, so the damage to his internal organs and meridians was not serious." Granny Taohua said calmly, "As long as he takes good care of himself, he will be fine."

"That's good……"

"Master, what did you say?" While Mei Zichuan was relieved, Pan Yuyin, who was horrified, exclaimed again, "What do you mean by Senior Huang passing his inner strength to Brother Liu?"

At this moment, Xunzhen and Tang Afu also looked surprised, and their eyes were filled with deep disbelief when they looked at Huang Yangming.

"This..." Granny Taohua looked hesitant, as if she didn't know whether she should tell the truth.

"At this point, there's no need to hide it from them anymore." Huang Yangming was very free and easy. He told them nonchalantly about how he had gone astray in his martial arts and how he had passed on his martial arts skills to Liu Xunyi. Xunzhen and the others were stunned and couldn't recover for a long time.

It is worth mentioning that, in addition to being surprised, Tang Afu's narrow eyes inadvertently flashed an indescribable complex color, like entanglement, like worry, and like... relief.

"So, Liu Xunyi has now absorbed the internal strength of Senior Huang for several decades, plus his own strength..." Xunzhen frowned, looking at Liu Xunyi in the pool in disbelief, and said in astonishment, "Once he recovers, his martial arts... won't be invincible in the world?"

"There are always people better than you. Throughout history, there are only a few who dare to claim to be invincible, and almost none of them have a good ending." Huang Yangming said with a half-smile, "The closest person to us who is the best in the world should be Ye Tong, the head of Kunlun Sect back then. However, facts have proved that although he is a martial arts master, he is not invincible. At least, he is still vulnerable in front of Master Kong Sheng."

"As for Master Kong Sheng... he has never admitted that he is invincible." Granny Taohua continued, "Although Liu Xunyi has a great opportunity and is lucky enough to inherit Huang Yangming's skills, it would be a big mistake if you regard him as the 'best in the world'. Not only will it not make him successful, but it will kill him."

"Senior, you are absolutely right. I made a mistake."

Xunzhen certainly understood the simple truth of "don't be arrogant when you win, and don't be discouraged when you lose."

Although Huang Yangming and Mei Zichuan did not explicitly state what level Liu Xunyi's martial arts had reached, Xunzhen had already guessed a clue from their "teachings". After this catastrophe, even if Liu Xunyi was not invincible, he would probably have few rivals in the Central Plains martial arts world.

Not to mention the distant past, just talk about Xiao Zhirou who had the same experience as him. Just because she inherited Ye Tong's martial arts back then, she is now able to trample top masters like Luo Tianjin and Yun Zhuiyue under her feet.

Who is stronger, Ye Tong or Huang Yangming? It is impossible to compare now. But based on their reputation in the martial arts world, it is expected that even if Huang Yangming is not as good as Ye Tong, the difference is not much. However, in terms of his own skills and talent, Liu Xunyi is undoubtedly far better than Teng Rou back then.

Therefore, Xunzhen secretly guessed in his heart that after Liu Xunyi recovered, his martial arts level was at least on par with Xiao Zhirou.

Thinking of this, Xunzhen couldn't help but look at Liu Xunyi with his eyes flashing, his excitement beyond words.

"How is Liu Xunyi recovering?"

Suddenly, Mei Zichuan's voice interrupted Xunzhen's reverie. She was startled and quickly pricked up her ears to listen carefully, fearing that she would miss the answers from Granny Taohua and Huang Yangming.

"Having several decades of pure internal energy overnight is both a good thing and a bad thing." Granny Taohua answered meaningfully, "Such a strong internal energy poured into his Dantian Qi Sea all at once. His dying body simply couldn't bear it, so he could only place his hope on the ten-thousand-year-old poison contained in the Dragon Burial Pond. He suppressed the poison with his true energy and tempered his internal energy with the poison. As the two unstoppable forces attacked each other, he absorbed them one by one with his own internal energy, turning them into a tolerable warm force that slowly reshaped his meridians and internal organs, replenishing his yin and restoring his vitality at the same time."

"In this case, even if Liu Xunyi recovers, there will still be a deadly poison in his body?" Mei Zichuan pondered, "If the poison attacks in the future, then..."

"If that happens, he will die." Granny Taohua said bluntly, "But don't worry too much. Huang Yangming not only taught him his inner strength last night, but also taught him the secret formula of Qiankun Jiuji Gong to help him control the infinite potential contained in his body as soon as possible. Once he merges the two powers into one and uses them freely, the risk of death from the poison will become negligible."

"Very small?" Xunzhen hesitated, "Does that mean there is still a risk?"

"Of course!" Granny Taohua said without denying, "Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. The Dragon Burial Pond can save him, but it can also harm him. Everything has its pros and cons. How can there be only pros and cons without any cons?"

"This……"

"Although Liu Xunyi inherited my skills and practiced the same mental method as me, the 'Qian Kun Jiu Ji Gong' he finally practiced is not exactly the same as mine, and even... they are completely different."

Huang Yangming's words made Xunzhen and his companions, who were already in a state of confusion, even more bewildered.

"Why is it different?" Tang Afu asked curiously, "Isn't it a kind of martial arts?"

"The martial arts are the same, but the methods are different." Huang Yangming pointed at the Burial Dragon Pond and said jokingly, "I have never touched a drop of the pond water when practicing the 'Nine Extremes of the Universe'. I have worked hard for decades to reach the ninth level. Now, Liu Xunyi has obtained decades of my skills in just one night. He is not like Xiao Zhirou who can slowly comprehend and integrate them in more than 20 years. He is seriously injured and must break out of his cocoon and become a butterfly within ten days if he wants to survive. Therefore, he can only use the extremely yin and extremely poisonous body tempering of the Burial Dragon Pond to practice martial arts, breaking through and then standing up. In this way, his Dantian Qi Sea will become a 'Yintian Poison Sea', and the martial arts he performs will be inherently toxic, and the Nine Extremes of the Universe is naturally no exception."

"Extremely sinister and extremely poisonous..." Pan Yuyin murmured, "So, wouldn't Brother Liu become a 'poisonous man' in the future, killing anyone who touches him?"

"If he can't control himself, he's a 'poisonous person'. If he can control himself, he's not." Granny Taohua said dimly, "If Huang Yangming doesn't teach him the secret formula of Qiankun Jiuji Gong, he won't be able to control his potential in a short period of time. It will be extremely dangerous for you to stay with him. But if he can do whatever he wants, unless he dies of poison due to bad luck, he's no different from an ordinary person."

"Bad luck?"

"Master has just said that the possibility of Liu Xunyi dying from the poison is very small, you don't have to worry..."

"Is there a solution?" Before Granny Taohua finished speaking, Xunzhen couldn't help but ask, "It's always better to be prepared for the worst."

"Almost no solution!" Having said this, Granny Taohua took a deep look at the disappointed Xunzhen, and suddenly changed the subject, saying, "But everything in the world is interdependent and mutually exclusive. Just as there is the most yin and the most poisonous, there is also the most yang and the most pure. If the yin and yang are harmonized, perhaps there will be no worries. However, Qiankun Jiuji Gong and Huang Yangming's decades of strong internal strength cannot be harmonized casually. If there is no pure yang solution to match it, rash attempts will only backfire."

"I wonder...what is the Pure Yang solution that can rival this one?" Xunzhen was still unwilling to give in, and asked cautiously.

"A supreme inner skill that is extremely pure and yang, and the blessing and protection of a person whose inner strength is far superior to Liu Xunyi's, both... are indispensable."

"hiss!"

Granny Taohua's words made Xunzhen and the others shudder with fear.

Little did they know that a pure and superior internal skill was rare in the world, but at least one could find traces of it, such as the Shaolin Yi Jin Jing. However, it was extremely difficult to find someone with an internal force far superior to Liu Xunyi.

After all, in the Central Plains martial arts world, when it comes to the depth of internal strength, Liu Xunyi, who has integrated Huang Yangming's lifelong skills... is almost unmatched.

Granny Peach Blossom is not deceiving people. Liu Xunyi survived after being in a desperate situation. Great sorrow is also great fortune, great good fortune is also great misfortune. The advantages and disadvantages of yin and yang are indispensable. If you want to seek benefits and avoid harm, it is indeed... almost impossible to solve.

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(End of this chapter)